YouTube has just released a new feature that allows and turn them into Shorts. This allows you to adjust various parameters of an entire video clip to create something completely unique. Does this sound like TikTok? This definitely looks like TikTok.
Here's how it works. Just tap “remix” on a video clip. You will be offered four options: Sound, Green Screen, Cut and Collab. You can only choose one, so choose wisely. The Sound tool does what you think. It removes the audio and lets you use it in your own YouTube short film. This is the kind of thing that's extremely popular on TikTok, with many users lip-syncing to various audio clips. This sound tool is available for any video clip and most songs automatically uploaded to the platform.
Green Screen goes even further. It turns the video into a background, in front of which you can then dance or whatever. The Cut tool simply cuts a five-second portion of the video that you can add to any short film. Finally, Collab creates a side-by-side video that places your Shorts next to the original content. YouTube says it's the perfect option when “you and your friends” want to show off a choreography alongside the original artist.
The feature is already available on the mobile app, although it may not be rolled out to all users yet. If you want to check, just open the app, click on a music video, and look for that “remix” option. It should be noted that were already but not in one convenient tab.
YouTube Shorts already looked like TikTok when it but these features make it even more, uh, TikTok-ier. With this in mind, YouTube chose the perfect time to officially launch the toolset. Universal music removed his list from TikTok after a breakdown in financial negotiations. UMG artists include Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish and many more.
This forced TikTok creators to swap music tracks, as anything from Universal is automatically muted. The record company accused TikTok of wanting to pay a “fraction” of the rates offered by other social media sites. YouTube's Remix tool has access to Universal's entire roster.